State v. Morris

The record fails to disclose jurisdiction in the court below. S. v. Patterson, 222 N.C. 179, 22 S.E. 2d 267. As that court was without jurisdiction, in so far as this record discloses, we have none. S. v. Jones, 227 N.C. 94, 40 S.E. 2d 700. Therefore, the appeal must be dismissed on authority of S. v. Patterson, supra.

The Assistant Attorney-General who argued this case in behalf of the State, with commendable frankness, directed our attention to the insufficiency of the warrant. It fails to charge the commission of any criminal offense. However, it does not sufficiently appear that defendant…